Can I part exchange if my cars driverside headlight isnt working?

Mickey666

harsz193 said:

Basically i was wondering if i can part exchange my car even though the drivers side headlight isn’t working? Or should i replace it first then part exchange it?. My car is a Mercedes benz c class 2015. And the headlight costs about £500+ for a new or around £300 for a used one. Still on finance. I’ve never had this kinda problem before. Any advice would be great. 

Tell me about it!  My 2012 E-class is currently having a new headlamp fitted after an encounter with a pheasant in the summer broke a hole in the lens.  Headlamp worked ok for a while but the weather got into the workings and eventually wrecked it.  £540 for the unit, £200 for the ballast/control unit, £120 for labour, all +vat of course.

But of course you can still px a damaged car - just expect the offered price to be adjusted accordingly.  I doubt the dealer will not notice the fault - if the c-class is anything like mine, it will be displaying a warning on the dash when the ignition is turned on.

Car_54

macman said:

It can't be road legal, even in the daytime. No h/l flasher, no h/l in poor daylight visibility?

Is the headlamp flasher a legal requirement?

AdrianC

Car_54 said:

macman said:

It can't be road legal, even in the daytime. No h/l flasher, no h/l in poor daylight visibility?

Is the headlamp flasher a legal requirement?

I think he means main beam on that side doesn't work, rather than simply being able to temporarily use it... That would be a stalk issue, not an issue with the light cluster itself.